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Downtown
First major museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts.
Dupont Circle
Dine intimately in the presidential Dining Room, enjoy cocktails throughout the main museum rooms or relax and unwind in the tranquil period garden.
National Mall
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Anacostia
Welcome to the Anacostia Community Museum
The National Geographic Museum of Exploration is coming to Washington, D.C. summer 2026.
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
A playful learning adventure awaits at National Children's Museum!
Virginia
The iconic riverside estate of George Washington. Open daily, 365 days a year.
National Museum of the American Latino
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex
Discovery Theater
Find Inspiration at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum
Permanent collection and exhibitions of American crafts. This gem of a museum, located in a historic building near the White House, is dedicated to exhibiting the finest American crafts from the 19th century to the present
National Museum of Natural History
Fly High at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The 2020 Smithsonian Folklife Festival presentation on the National Mall in Washington, D